Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-7-135 - Additional Provisions for a Child Placing Agency

A. Each Child Placing Agency shall compile an operations manual that is available to all Agency staff. All staff shall be familiar with the operations manual, which shall contain:

1. The mission statement with the overall philosophy that guides the Agency's services;

2. A statement of the primary purpose, services, and goals of the Agency;

3. A chart of organizational structure;

4. The Agency's intake policies and procedures;

5. The manual of the Agency's governing board;

6. The operational procedures that guide the delivery of the Agency's services; and

7. Copies of the Agency's forms.

B. The Child Placing Agency shall have office staff who is responsible for performing clerical services to maintain correspondence, records, and bookkeeping. A Child Placing Agency's files shall be regularly updated and maintained in good order.

C. The Child Placing Agency shall have access to a medical professional who makes recommendations regarding the medical aspects of the agency program, coordinates medical care for children in care, and advises staff regarding the health problems of specific children.

D. The Child Placing Agency shall have access to psychiatric, psychological, and legal consultation or services.

E. When placing a child in care:

1. The Child Placing Agency shall follow the placement requirements and procedures in A.R.S. §§ 8-514, 8-516, 8-528, and 8-813; and

2. The Child Placing Agency shall, at the time of placement, provide the foster parent or other placement with the documents and information for each child in care required under A.R.S. § 8-514.

F. The Child Placing Agency's offices shall:

1. Have sufficient space for interviewing children and families and for supervisory conferences and to ensure the privacy of the parties; and

2. Comply with any building, health, fire, and codes and ordinances in effect in the jurisdiction where the facility is located.

G. A Child Placing Agency shall maintain phone service at each office and facility.

H. Unless also licensed as a residential group care facility under Article 2 of this Chapter, a Child Placing Agency shall not utilize the facility's physical office for the purpose of housing children.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R21-7-135

New Section made by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 2231, effective 11/6/2023.